Flush top recessed hinge



Aug. 3, 1965 w. L. M NEMAR FLUSH TOP RECESSED HINGE Filed Jan. 16, 1964 F/GJ INVENTOR L. M nemor Wolte r ATTORNEYS United States Patent 3,197,805 FLUSH T61 RECESSED HINGE Waiter L. McNemar, Beatrice, Nehru, assignor to F. D.

lKees Mannfacturing Company, Beatrice, Nehru, a corporation of Nebraska Filed .Fan. 16, 1am, Ser. No. 338,172 7 Claims. (Ci. 16-128) The present invention relates to hinges, and in particular to a flush-top recessed hinge such as is frequently used in sewing machine cabinets for example.

The invention consists of a hinge utilizing a curved wire under the coverplate thereof to provide the necessary depth of penetration into the surface of the material to which the hinge is to be attached. By using such a wire located under the coverplate to give the desired depth, the necessary thickness can be obtained. At the same time, the wire is used to support the arm of the hinge and thus eliminate the necessity of providing the hinge assembly with a separate hinge pin. The problem of supporting the arm of the hinge and also of giving the necessary depth to the coverplate is solved with the use of a piece of curved wire, thus eliminating the expense of casting a much deeper coverplate and providing the assembly with a separate hinge pin. The elimination of expensive castings and unnecessary separate parts is, then, the main advantage achieved by the present invention.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a hinge assembly with a coverplate spacer and hinge pin without resort to expensive casting or molding processes.

Another object is to provide a hinge assembly with a combination plate spacer and hinge pin made from a piece of wire which may be shaped and attached to the hinge assembly with ease.

Yet, additional objects of invention will become apparent from the ensuing specification and attached drawings wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a top view of the hinge assembly.

FIGURE 2 is a side view of the hinge assembly showing the arm pin in open position.

FIGURE 3 is a side view of the hinge assembly showing the arm pin in closed position.

As seen in FIGURE 1, the hinge as herein disclosed fits flush with respect to the cabinet top 1.0 or other surface and comprises a coverplate 12 having a notch 14 removed from one side thereof and chamfered holes 18 located on the other side thereof. Below the coverplate 12 is located the combination plate spacer and hinge pin 24, one end of which functions as a hinge pin and is designated by reference numeral 26. The other end of the hinge pin 24 provides the coverplate 12 with the desired depth of penetration and is designated by the reference numeral 28.

The combination plate spacer and hinge pin 24 is manufactured from wire and is curved so that the distance between the wire and the coverplate 12 varies. In this manner the desired depth of the coverplate can be obtained with a minimum of material. As seen in FIGURE 1, the coverplate 12 and the wire combination plate spacer and hinge pin 24 are attached to the cabinet top with the use of screws 20 which bear against chamfered holes 18 in the top of coverplate 12. The arm pin 22 of the hinge 3,197,805 Patented Aug. 3, 1965 assembly is mounted on the hinge pin portion 26 of the wire combination plate spacer and hinge pin 24. The arm pin 22 is mounted in such a manner so as to allow its sides to be adjacent the sides of notch 14 and, thus, be guided by notch 14. As can be seen in FIGURE 2, the upward movement of arm 22 is stopped by the upper edge 30 of notch 14.

Various modifications are contemplated and may obviously be resorted to by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, as hereinafter defined by the appended claims, as only a preferred embodiment thereof has been disclosed.

I claim:

1. A flush-top recessed hinge comprising:

(A) a coverplate having a notch removed from one side thereof;

(B) a combination plate spacer and hinge pin attached to and located beneath said coverplate, said combination plate spacer and hinge pin being made from wire; and

(C) an arm pin pivoted on said combination plate spacer and hinge pin within said notch of said coverplate, said notch limiting pivoting of said arm pin.

2. A flush-top recessed hinge as in claim 1, in which the top of said coverplate is circular in configuration.

3. A flush-top recessed hinge as in claim 2, in which the side portions of said wire combination plate spacer and hinge pin are parallel to said circular coverplate and spaced inwardly thereof.

4. A flush-top recessed hinge as in claim 3, in which said hinge pin portion of said combination plate spacer and binge pin extends beneath and across said coverplate notch and said arm pin is pivoted within said notch in a plane perpendicular to said coverplate and supporting surface.

5. A flush-top recessed hinge as in claim 4, in which said combination plate spacer and hinge pin is approximately the same thickness as said coverplate.

6. A flush-top recessed hinge as in claim 2, in which said combination plate spacer and hinge pin is sinuously disposed with respect to said coverplate and tangentially abuts the underside of said coverplate at several points so that the distance varies between said combination plate spacer and hinge pin and said coverplate.

7. A flush-top recessed hinge as in claim 6, in which said combination plate spacer and binge pin is compressed between said coverplate and a supporting surface by screw means projected through said coverplate and into said supporting surface.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,932,744 10/33 Lambert 312-30 FOREIGN PATENTS 857,391 4/40 France.

OTHER REFERENCES German printed application 1,020,451, Bruck.

JOSEPH D. SEERS, Primary Examiner.

DONLEY I. STOCKING, Examiner. 

1. A FLUSH-TOP RECESSED HINGE COMPRISING: (A) A COVERPLATE HAVING A NOTCH REMOVED FROM ONE SIDE THEREOF; (B) A COMBINATION PLATE SPACER AND HINGE PIN ATTACHED TO AND LOCATED BENEATH SAID COVERPLATE, SAID COMBINATION PLATE SPACER AND HINGE PIN BEING MADE FROM WIRE; AND (C) AN ARM PIN PIVOTED ON SAID COMBINATION PLATE SPACER AND HINGE PIN WITHIN SAID NOTCH OF SAID COVERPLATE, SAID NOTCH LIMITING PIVOTING OF SAID ARM PIN. 